A common misconception about psychological safety is that it means lowering standards, giving up responsibility or promoting “a warm and comfortable place”, as Dan Cable from the London Business School puts it. I’ve spent a lot of ink correcting this misconception. As a social scientist, I also love a good2 x 2 matrix. Here’s mine, […]
By Soraya Bahde In 2017, after three years as Alelo’s People Director, I was invited to take on a new challenge: running our Innovation department. A newly created nucleus with the mission of bringing experimentation and reinvention to the company, creating connections, accelerating ideas, anticipating trends, testing prototypes with clients and making quick mistakes in […]
Ever since Google put the concept of team psychological safety in the spotlight, many have repeated and written about what it’s like and how they feel when there is psychological safety. But few have evaluated how to accelerate this process in a team. And in the end, that’s what will make the difference and boost […]
